Cycling 101 – Beginners Guide for the Car Guy

Racing is a sport. It requires skill, intelligence and athleticism. Some of us may forget that last part, and that’s why at the end of a long track session we immediately retreat to a nice cool place to collapse into a pile of sweat and Nomex. As car guys, we probably look at the monotony of running as fondly as jail time and while the gym provides a good workout, it just won’t hold our interest. What we need is something that involves speed, motion and gluttonous amounts aerospace technology. We just may have found the perfect form of exercise.

I did a fair amount of cycling back when I was in college but haven’t touched a bike for exercise purposes in years. We headed down to The Path Bike Shop in Tustin California for a look at the latest in bikes and find out what a new rider needs to know to shave a few pounds off the least efficient part of the racecar.